The movement is the Candidate.
Everyone's been raving about this movie, and I would recommend that anyone who cares about Gay people or has a friend or family member who is gay should watch this film. I am convinced there have been cuts in the Singapore version, but i can't be too sure.
And just to share what i feel, i wrote this in my play production journal not too long ago:
"...I do not believe that Gay people should be entitled to express themselves anymore than Straight people, because the right to free expression is gender and sexuality blind. It is only when expression is repressed that people have to express themselves more obviously to right the injustice being done to their human rights. Given the current repressive situation of Singapore and its stand against the portrayal of Homosexuality, Gay people have cause for becoming more visible in our society, and to fight for what is right for themselves. Gay people do not need to express their sexuality if they do not need to be heard. In any case, what is there to express? The portrayal of stereotypically gendered roles would only serve to advance the cause of the heterosexist agenda, where gay men are “accepted” into society only if they are effiminate, and thus fit in as women in the heterosexual gender matrix. This furthers the alienation of gay men, and further suppresses the qualities that make them human."
If only we had just ONE openly gay politician in Singapore. Just ONE.
My favourite quote: A Homosexual With Power ... that's Scary.
:)
We have to give them hope.
Everyone's been raving about this movie, and I would recommend that anyone who cares about Gay people or has a friend or family member who is gay should watch this film. I am convinced there have been cuts in the Singapore version, but i can't be too sure.
And just to share what i feel, i wrote this in my play production journal not too long ago:
"...I do not believe that Gay people should be entitled to express themselves anymore than Straight people, because the right to free expression is gender and sexuality blind. It is only when expression is repressed that people have to express themselves more obviously to right the injustice being done to their human rights. Given the current repressive situation of Singapore and its stand against the portrayal of Homosexuality, Gay people have cause for becoming more visible in our society, and to fight for what is right for themselves. Gay people do not need to express their sexuality if they do not need to be heard. In any case, what is there to express? The portrayal of stereotypically gendered roles would only serve to advance the cause of the heterosexist agenda, where gay men are “accepted” into society only if they are effiminate, and thus fit in as women in the heterosexual gender matrix. This furthers the alienation of gay men, and further suppresses the qualities that make them human."
If only we had just ONE openly gay politician in Singapore. Just ONE.
My favourite quote: A Homosexual With Power ... that's Scary.
:)
We have to give them hope.
